Bug FAQCrested Pygmy Grasshopper
Nomotettix cristatus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Tetrigidae
Also called: Crested Grouse Locust
The crested pygmy grasshopper lives in North America. Its habitat is also reported from North America. It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This grasshopper is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, New York, Maine.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tetrigidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomotettix_cristatus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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